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100 things… done!

Spending time in the kitchen cooking is not only a great stress relief for me, but it’s also my art

dedicating my day, everyday, to God… and at the very beginning, is the best thing i can do in the morning! even better than breakfast

knowing that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and my favorite, i am learning to eat it

television is a medium that i feel gets too much of bum rap… but, excessiveness in any form is never good

as a child i wanted to be an actor… not out of a need to perform or a need to be the center of attention… but the need to be a lawyer, doctor, cop, sales person, architect, planner, designer, dress maker, farmer, mom, wife, friend, chef, musician, conductor, President of the United States… i realized early on that if i was truly going to do all this, there was only one way to go about it… play them on tv!

constantly loosing nalgene bottles means that i constantly replace them with new ones… then i find my old ones… needless to say, i have a collection

as a child i did not like school… there was some struggle and a lot of boring-ness… as a college student i have fallen in love with learning and i can’t wait to enter into a classroom again

dyslexia is only a bump on my road, not a road block… and truly, it’s a minor bump… not even an undulation… more like a pebble

best abby rebel moment: having an earing surgically removed from the upper cartilage of my left ear… there still a nick there, cartilage does not rejuvenate itself

was in love… not too long ago… hope to be again… sooner rather than later

news junkie to the core

frequent listener to Mars Hill Seattle podcast… yet becoming more frequently annoyed with the arrogance of some of it

eclectic music tastes… sugraland to aerosmith to michael buble to u2 to chris tomlin to david crowder to the temptations to otis redding to garth brooks to o.k. go to justin timberlake to herbie hancock to mat kearney to … really i could go on… but i will spare you.

guilty pleasures: dancing with the stars and the bachelor/ette (sometimes)

burritos are great!

ok, i’ll admit it… i am a procrastinator… wish i were not, but i am

i believe in the health benefits of dark chocolate

can’t wait to be a full adult… currently only feel like a partial… it’s a big partial, but it’s a partial none the less

i miss Sacramento

i love sex and the city

i love almost anything cranberry

frozen milk chocolate m&m’s are the way to go!

ideal vacation: kyaking, rafting, being near the beach within earshot of the waves crashing on the shore

Point Reyes National Seashore is the most magical place on earth

I highly enjoy the $1.69 hot dog and soda at Costco

i have an odd obsession for stationary… although i am really bad at writing letters and mailing them

i only use moleskin journals

my favorite scripture: Romans 12:1&2… love is so much, i have it tattooed on my ankle

gerbera daises are my favorite flower

would love to be able to wear flip flops or sandals all year long

fresh brewed iced tea with a slice of lemon is the perfect summer beverage

starbucks: grade nonfat latte with two packets of honey

i have an extensive recipe collection and a unique cookbook collection

i am a beer snob… i do not drink most domestic beer… there are a few exceptions… can’t think of them right now, but i know there must be a few

i really enjoy scrapbooking

two greatest things ever written: the Bible and the Constitution of the United States of America.

my very first career choice: tractor sales person (keep in mind i was three and saw Sacramento Ford Tractor Co. on the corner of Power Inn Road and 14th Avenue every time I went to my grandparents house)

i hate snakes

i have a list of ten things i want to ask God when i meet him… one of them is: “Why ice burg lettuce? seriously”

i want to be comfortable, not rich

paul newman makes some darn good spaghetti sauce

i don’t give God enough credit in who he has created me to be… the gifts, talents and passions He has given me are things that are so much bigger than i am

i have a tattoo… and thinking about another… maybe… maybe not… not sure… need to email phil

i can kill bamboo… don’t trust me with any plants!

i keep pets alive… i can be trusted with those… and small children… the more interactive the better!

one of the young ladies in my junior high small groups thinks i am nuts… i think it’s a thought held by a lot of other people too… they are just afraid to tell me!

fall/autumn is my favorite season

i love tea… hot, iced… tea is great!

apparently i forgot to sign my income tax return… the irs sent me a nice letter requesting that i sign it and send it to them… oops, my bad… i forget, hey they gave me my refund without the signature… the least they could have done was hold my money hostage… now there’s some motivation!

i have a love/hate relationship with Mars Hill Church podcasts… well, actually it’s with Mark Driscoll

i hate spring… summer comes in a close second… it all depends on the air quality

i have had asthma since i was 3 years old

love to cook… hate doing the dishes

i dream about one day owning my own restaurant or catering business… and being a food writer

i love to speak to groups of people

i once told a group of pastors in a job interview that i had the spiritual gift of extortation… that’s what happens when i confuse the word for exhortation… two completely different meanings. after the hearty laugh from everyone… people were scared of me for a while.

my bed is one of my all time favorite places in the world…. and no, that’s not an invitation

another favorite place of mine is point reyes national seashore, point reyes, ca

i am secretly love the high school musical trilogy… and am waiting for the final instillation to come out

i love paul newman’s food

sussing out what the true desires of my heart are… doing my best to set aside expectations of everyone else and American Christian culture

can’t imagine life without music… and i am pretty much all over the board: top 40, country, r&b, blues, oldies, hymns (modern and old)

i heart youth workers

i have a call… to vocational ministry

meeting with a spiritual director is not weird… actually it’s pretty great!

i will commit to being a life long YS volunteer… if they’ll have me… they may at some point get tired of me… let’s test the boundaries!

my heart will go on (there is absolutely no reference here to the cheesy celine deion theme to titanic)

i love to travel and staying in hotels… it was nice to walk into my room every night and to see that my bed was made and i had clean towels!

i love books… and Bibles… they’re neat!

i want to decrease myself and increase the Lord

i am beginning to discover that a life without grace is an impossible life to live

tradition calms my heart and new-ness excites it!

i love Christmas music… and just might start listening to it all year long

i love brussel sprouts and loath lima beans.

i love the fog.

i love my family.

i once told a pastor that i have the spiritual gift of extortion… but what i really meant to say was exhortation.

i have dyslexia.

go God!

my hope is that one day i will hear “well done, good and faithful servant”